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Species · Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

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Distribution Distribution

Classification

Rank
SPECIES
Domain
ANIMAL
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax carbo

Also known as

German
Kormoran
Norwegian
Phalacrocorax carbo
Russian
Баклан большой
Swedish
Storskarv
Korean
민물가마우지
Portuguese
Corvo-marinho-comum
Italian
Cormorano comune
French
Grand Cormoran
Spanish
Cormorán grande
Chinese
鸕鷀
Arabic
غاق كبير
Japanese
カワウ
Polish
Kormoran
Danish
Skarv
Dutch
Aalscholver
Turkish
Karabatak

Taxonomy

Description

species of bird

Fact sheet

Conservation status
Least Concern IUCN Red List
Weight
2.0 – 2.5 kg
Length
1.0 m
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External sources

  • Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
  • Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
  • iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
  • WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
  • FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
  • IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN